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| When I | wake up yeah I know I'm gonna be - I'm gonna | be the man who | wakes up next to | you |
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| When I | go out yeah I know I'm gonna be - I'm gonna | be the man who | goes along with | you |
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| If I | get drunk yes I know I'm gonna be - I'm gonna | be the man who | gets drunk next to | you |
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| And if I | haver yeah I know I'm gonna be - I'm gonna | be the man who's | havering to | you |
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| But I would walk 500 miles - And I would walk 500 more |
| Just to be the man who walked 1,000 miles - To fall down at your door - La le la la... |
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| When I'm | working yes I know I'm gonna be - I'm gonna | be the man who's working hard for you |
| And when the money comes in for the work I'll do - I'll pass almost every penny on to you |
| When I come home yeah I know I'm gonna be - I'm gonna be the man who comes back home to you |
| And if I grow old well I know I'm gonna be - I'm gonna be the man who's growing old with you |
| When I'm lonely yes I know I'm gonna be - I'm gonna be the man who's lonely without you |
| When I'm dreaming yes I know I'm gonna dream - Dream about the time when I'm with you |
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